Minorities in Marketing

I've been asked to interview for a senior role but deep down, I know I want to pivot into a different marketing specialty. Should I fake it for the experience, or be honest about my goals?

Do you participate in any ongoing cultural activities or pastimes? I do one twice a week to stay connected to my roots, and it’s like a palate cleanser from the work week.

I’m so tired of passive aggressive behavior by leadership in work environments. Does anyone else have experience dealing with this?

This is more on the depressing side.

With the amount of tracking from our devices, searches, and so forth, does anyone ever see an uptick in tragic news when you click on an article to get more information about … more

Feeling immense pressure to be a sponsor and mentor to every junior minority professional who reaches out. I want to help, but my own career needs attention too. Where's that balance?

Have y'all seen that video floating around TikTok asking: If you were in a conference room and didn't know who was walking in, would you prefer it to be a white man or a white woman?

Which would y'all… more

How do you push for change in your company? There are some major changes that we as an organization need to make when it comes to our events but there will be some push back. My boss calls them “Drago… more

Recently on a panel someone asked my best piece of advice for navigating corporate America. My response was: have an opinion and speak on it. Often times in these environments employees feel like they… more

I had the chance to interview Adam Kitchen and it was a mind-blowing session.
I consider myself as a newbie email marketer - 3 years into this -- but learning insights from Adam Kitchen was a blast!

For those of us that work in events, how long are your major events/conferences? Especially if they are for educational purposes.

I’m working in a space where our big annual event is 5 days and I’m re… more

Sometimes I wonder if I have a responsibility to use my marketing skills for activism, even if it risks my career. But then, don't I also deserve a job I love? This struggle is keeping me up at ni… more

When faced with a difficult colleague, how do you respond? I waiver between direct confrontation and leveraging HR Leadership. As an Afro Latino male in a leadership position I sense I get a lot of pushback just … more

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Have you seen or worked on anything that shined a light on those communities?

Did anyone build a personal website for themselves? I know it's more common for creatives, so I was curious on the marketing side (Generalist, Product Marketing, Performance, etc..)

How much of a shift from “diversity” to “inclusion” is anyone else seeing when it comes to word choice at the corporate level? It’s starting to feel like every company’s website switched the phrasing … more

Curious what other industries do you see marketers pivoting to these days?

If you work in email marketing, what are some tips you’d share for success?

I always lean on less is more. Less copy. Less emailing (situations change). I drive people to a CTA or landing page as the primary goal… more

Finally snagged a client-facing role and immediately had to deal with off-color remarks. Is it ever okay to refuse to work with someone who disrespects you?

Any tips for computer bags that aren’t so overtly “computer bags”? I need something that’s stylish but not corporate, and I like backpacks but I’m striking out.

Who is in charge of setting goals/KPIs for campaigns and projects in your company? Is it a collaborative effort, or made by a few pieces?

Cross departmental goals should certainly be made by a group e… more

Looking to build relationships with new post production vendors.. what is the best way to go about this? My team always goes to the same companies for music, editing, mix etc. Seems difficult to get p… more

Got offered a promotion to management, but terrified I'll fail and let down everyone who was counting on me to represent. Anyone overcome this?

Today marks day one of my org’s annual event. We usually bring in about 10k people per year. At in-person events, what is the role of your marketing team? Are you even required to be on site at that point?
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Seasonal question… Do you find yourself with more work in the summer, or more work in the run-up to summer to prepare for consumers who’ll be vacationing/enjoying it/etc.?

Happy Friday! Any fun plans for the weekend? On my end, my wife and I are expecting so we are in a waiting game. This weekend could be the time ☺️

Another Friday folks. What’s something you’re looking forward to this weekend?

What steps do you take to prep for an interview? I research the company, the people interviewing and any recent external news I can find.

I think I'm burned out but terrified to admit it, especially as someone others look up to. How do you take a break without it feeling like failure?

Work PTSD is a real thing that many do not recognize. Do you have any triggers that you’ve been working on or working through?

Does the phrase "work family" make you cringe or is it a thing at your company?

Do you write "Thank you" emails after interviewing?

Any former journalist here? 🙋🏿‍♂️

Did the writing on the wall for that industry convince you to make the jump to marketing?

Anyone seeing changes to content strategy re: TikTok in the news?

Feeling a sense of peace today which I haven’t felt in a long time. How are y’all doing today?